Correa glabra

Rock Correa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Correa
Species:	C. glabra
Binomial name
Correa glabra Lindl.
Synonyms
Correa rubra var. glabra (Lindl.) J.M.Black Correa reflexa var. glabra (Lindl.) Court Correa speciosa var. glabra (Lindl.) Benth.

Correa glabra (Rock Correa) is a tall shrub which is endemic to Australia.^[1] It grows up to 2.7 metres in height. The elliptic leaves are 1 to 4 cm long and 5 to 17 mm wide. Flowers are mainly produced in April and May in the species native range, but may also appear sporadically throughout the year^[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1838 by botanist John Lindley in Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia .^[2]

There are three recognised subspecies as follows:

• Correa glabra Lindl. var. glabra
• Correa glabra var. leucoclada (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson
• Correa glabra var. turnbullii (Ashby) Paul G.Wilson (syn. Correa schlechtendalii Behr)

Cultivation

Correa glabra may be used as a low screening shrub or as a container plant, and will attract birds to a garden. It will grow in a variety of soil types in sunny or partially shaded situations and withstands frost. It can be maintained to a compact shape by pinching back new growth.^[3]

A number of cultivars have been recorded by the Australian Cultivar Registration Authority including:

• Corea glabra var glabra 'Coliban River' - a compact, dense form selected from a wild population near the Coliban River in Kyneton, Victoria. It grows to 1.2 metres in height and width.^[4]
• Correa glabra 'Gold Leaf' ^[2]
• Correa glabra var. glabra 'Inglewood Gold' - a form with gold flowers selected a from a wild population near Inglewood, Victoria around 1980. ^[5]
• Correa glabra 'Studley Park'

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Correa glabra Lindl.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Correa~glabra. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Correa glabra". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=CORREA+glabra. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 
3. ^ Greig, D. (1987). The Australian Gardener's Wildflower Catalogue. Australia: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0207154600. 
4. ^ "Correa 'Coliban River'". Australian Cultivar Registration Authority. http://www.anbg.gov.au/acra/descriptions/acc436.html. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
5. ^ "Correa 'Inglewood Gold'". Australian Cultivar Registration Authority. http://www.anbg.gov.au/acra/descriptions/acc423.html. Retrieved 2009-05-06.